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diameter, remarkable chiefly for its delightful and penetrating odor, which is said 
to keep away insects. The fruit is also eaten, but the taste is rather insipid. In 
the market at Mayaguez the larger fruits were valued at 10 cents each, but there 
appeared to be no regular demand for them. One specimen of this fruit was — 
found in the Washington market. i 
Siciliana. See Mirabilis jalapa. 
Sida carpinifolia. See Escoba blanca. 
Sida ciliaris. EscoBa PESTANADA. 
Family Malvaceae; an under-shrub, 30 centimeters high, growing: prostrate in 
dry savannas. (Stahl, 2: 63.) 
Sida cordifolia. EscoBa ACORAZONADA. 
An annual woody herb, 1 meter high, found in dry sandy places. (Stahl, 2: 
68.) 
Sida jamaicensis. ESCcOBA DE JAMAICA. 
A diffuse shrub, 40 to 50 centimeters high. with velvety leaves. (Stahl, 2: 62.) 
Sida purpurea. EScOBA PURPURINA. 
A reclining woody annual, 1 meter high, found in many parts of the island. 
(Stahl, 2; 65.) : 
Sida rhombifolia. Escopa COLORADA. 
An annual or biennial shrub, 50 centimeters high, found in all parts of the 
island.. This is one of the most widely distributed of all tropical plants. (Stahl, 
2; 64.) 
Sida supina. EScOBA TENDIDA. 
An herbaceous annual found in dry, stony places, 30 to 40 centimeters high; 
known from Guanica. (Stahl, 2: 67,) 
Sida ulmifolia. EscoBa DULCE. 
A woody annual, 1 meter high, from many parts of the island. Bello gives the 
common name as ** escobita dulce.”’ (Stahl, 2: 66.) 
Sida viscosa. See Bastardia bivalvis. 
Sideroxylon foetidissimum. 
Family Sapotaceae; known from the mountains about Utuado. (Sintenis.) 
Sideroxylon mastichodendron. TorTuGo AMARILLO. AUSUBO. 
A tree 10 to 15 meters high; wood solid, and used in making furniture; found 
at all altitudes; flowers in June; common to many of the Antilles. (Stahl, 6: 53, 
as Sideroxylon pallidum. ) 
According to Captain Hansard, it is called ‘* bullet wood’’ in the British West 
Indies. Much used for building. Specific gravity, 1.09. 
Sideroxylon pallidum. See Sideroxylon mastichodendron. 
Sieneguillo. See Eugenia confusa. 
This native name, recorded by Urban on the authority of Sintenis, is doubtless 
an error for *‘ cienequillo:’’ also applied to other Myrtaceae. A tree from all parts 
of the island; height, 12 to 15 feet (4 to 5 meters); diameter, 3 to 4 inches (7 to 
10 centimeters); wood ash-colored, hard; specific gravity, 1.039; used in building 
houses. (Exp. 1857.) (Grosourdy, 2: 413.) 
Siete cueros. 
A tree from the beaches of the island; height, 30 to 35 feet (9 to 11 meters); 
diameter, 12 to 15 inches (30 to 37 centimeters); wood ash-colored. very hard; spe- 
cific gravity, 0.961; used for cabinetwork (Exp. 1857) and in boat building. 
(Grosourdy, 2: 414.) oe 
Silk. See note under Vorus. 

